- She holds a master's degree in international affairs from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs and a B.A. in Russian studies from Columbia, where she graduated magna cum laude in 1986.
- She resides in Washington, D.C. with her husband, Time magazine White House correspondent Jay Carney. Jay is currently communications director to Vice-President Joe Biden.
- She spent 5 years with CNN's Moscow bureau and her Moscow coverage helped CNN earn a National Headliners Award.
- Her reporting on the aborted Soviet coup and 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union won the network a coveted Peabody Award.
- She also received a Dupont Award and an Emmy as one of the key contributors to CNN's coverage of the 1989 Tianamen Square student uprising, as well as a Dupont Award for CNN's coverage of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
- October 15, 2001) Her first child, Hugo James Carney, with husband Jay Carney, was born in Washington, D.C.
- (May 7, 2005) Gave birth to her second child, a girl, Della Claire.
- Senior National Correspondent for Good Morning America (1975).
- Attended Worthington High School in Worthington, Ohio, and graduated in 1980. In 2006, was recognized by Worthington Schools as a Distinguished Alumni during Convocation.
- Daughter of Morgan Shipman, Professor of Law at the Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law.
- Divorced from CNN Moscow bureau chief, Steven Hurst.
- Release of her book, "Womenomics: Write Your Own Rules for Success" by Claire and Katty Kay. (2009)
- Release of her book, "Womenomics". (June 2009)
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